Living to Him

Col. 1:18 And He is the Head of the Body, the church; He is the beginning , the Firstborn from the dead, that He Himself might have the first place in all things .  In my Christian walk, I realised and acknowledged the Lord is the beginning of many decisions and things that I encounter. Let it be the decision to believe in Him, to go to the UK, to start the PhD, and to marry my husband.  However, despite such acknowledgement, it still happens to me a lot - I do not necessarily take the Lord as the first place in all things. Dear Lord, I repent. I confess that I do not take you as the first place in all things. When many things come to me, I still exercise my own capability and understanding to respond to these things and forget that "Jesus is Lord".  Jesus is Lord, He is the Lord over all things, and He has the first place in all things. May I also be the positive factor to let You be the first place in all things! 

Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, a called apostle, separated unto the gospel of God. (Rom 1:1) Brothers, I do not account of myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do: Forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before, I pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward. (Phil. 3:13-14 ) ---- I had a couple of nightmares in the past two weeks. This is not normal, and I guess the reason is probably that my enjoyment of the Lord has been distracted by a lot of things I'm handling with. At the same time, I didn't work as productive as I would like to in the past two weeks. Therefore, I was kinda in a panic state subconsciously. I repented to the Lord, and ask for more enjoyment of Him.  I am a vessel just to be filled with the Lord Therefore this morning, I re-picked up an old reading schedule that was temporarily postponed due to one sister delivering a newborn and another in an intensive work projec...

 Something I enjoy from the morning revival reading today is the following.  "On the day of His wedding, Christ will marry the one who has been fighting the battle against God’s enemy for years. This means that Christ will marry the overcomers, who have already overcome the evil one, the devil (Rev. 12:11)."  How beautiful the story is! I appreciate that the overcomers who fight against God's enemy for years must be out of their loving hearts for Christ (instead of following religious concepts). Over the years, they resisted any temptations and distractions, just to follow Him absolutely.  It is not because these lovers of Christ have nothing else to do so they initiated wars with the enemy. The reason they have to fight constantly is that they've made this loving choice to follow Christ. This loving decision caused the enemy to arise in various situations against these lovers of Christ. In order to stand firmly on Christ's side, these lovers of Christ need to fig...

1 Sam. 25:28 Please forgive the transgression of your female servant, for Jehovah will no doubt make a sure house for my lord, because my lord fights the battles of Jehovah; and no evil will be found in you throughout your days. This verse came from Abigail. During the time she spoke this, she was the wife of Nabal. Nabal didn't know the way he insulted King David would bring danger to him and his family. However, when Abigail heard the report from her servant, she realised that the danger was coming, and she had to do something.  Several things about Abigail shed some light concerning how to be a wife.  Didn't she know her husband is cruel with a terrible temper? She definitely did. However, she didn't ask to leave her husband. Instead, she was being such a great helper to save the family of Nabal. She didn't waste her time complaining about what kind of husband she had and felt pitiful. She simply acted according to her wisdom.  I think this is really what we need tod...

 「把約瑟下在監裡....但耶和華與約瑟同在....耶和華使他所作的盡都順利」。（聖經創世紀卅九章20、23節） 如果神應許我們因為事奉祂的緣故被下在監裡的話，祂必與我們同在；這樣，監獄反成了世上最幸福的地方。約瑟知道這個。所以他在監獄裡並不憤懣，並不沮喪，也並不反叛。如果他有一點點不甘心的表示，司獄也決不會這樣信任他了。約瑟連自憐的心也沒有一點。 讓我們記住：什麼時候我們容讓自憐的心進來，什麼時候我們就完了。約瑟把所有的事情歡歡喜喜地交託神，所以司獄把所有的事情交託約瑟。主耶穌啊，當我被囚在監裡的時候，求你叫我能信靠、能喜樂。求你藉著我在監獄裡完成你的工作。──選 我已經學會了喜愛黑暗；因為處境越黑暗，主的臉越光明。──蓋恩夫人（MadameGuyon） (Source-http://ce.fhl.net/desert/october/01012.htm)  It's been REALLY annoying to deal with the local commune. These days I've been thinking about strategies to respond to the commune. I even spent money and time to get another seemingly irrelevant document legalised just to give some more evidence.  However, I realised more and more that whatever situation we are in is one matter, and whether in that situation we can experience the presence of God is another. May I be happy wherever He is; and I know wherever I am, as long as I open to His very dispensing, He is surely sufficient to meet our every need.  I love You and I rest in You, Lord!...

「把約瑟下在監裡....但耶和華與約瑟同在....耶和華使他所作的盡都順利」。（聖經創世紀卅九章20、23節） 如果神應許我們因為事奉祂的緣故被下在監裡的話，祂必與我們同在；這樣，監獄反成了世上最幸福的地方。約瑟知道這個。所以他在監獄裡並不憤懣，並不沮喪，也並不反叛。如果他有一點點不甘心的表示，司獄也決不會這樣信任他了。約瑟連自憐的心也沒有一點。 讓我們記住：什麼時候我們容讓自憐的心進來，什麼時候我們就完了。約瑟把所有的事情歡歡喜喜地交託神，所以司獄把所有的事情交託約瑟。主耶穌啊，當我被囚在監裡的時候，求你叫我能信靠、能喜樂。求你藉著我在監獄裡完成你的工作。──選 我已經學會了喜愛黑暗；因為處境越黑暗，主的臉越光明。──蓋恩夫人（MadameGuyon） (Source-http://ce.fhl.net/desert/october/01012.htm) 

Matt. 13: 23 But the one sown on the good earth, this is he who hears the word and understands, who by all means bears fruit… These past two days, I notice that I've been quite wrapped up in my own thoughts. Yet this morning when I pray-read the verse, I feel the need to set my eyes on the things above. I want to be the one who hears the word and understands. Many times we thought we understood, yet in reality, we are veiled by many things so that the Word of God doesn't seem applicable to our situation. However, this indeed shows us that "we do NOT understand". I pray that the Lord take all veils away, so I can not only hear His Word, but also have this understanding so that I can cooperate with Him for Him to grow Himself into me.  Who by all means bears fruit.... This is what I need as well. More and more I realised that bearing fruit is not what we normally think (e.g., preaching the gospel and gaining new believers). Of course, preaching the gospel for the Lord ...